quick little gnat infestation

[ciafardo 4]

what are these little fruit fly looking gnats i have the are really fast in there movements and very annoying i cant seem to get rid of them i think they came from in my cricket tubs

 

[Chameleonboy]

check your pots i believe they come from there

 

[Sang]

depends, do they look like melangaster or hydie?

thats weird.

 

[ciafardo 4]

smaller and very fast on there feet

 

[kinyonga]

When they land on a surface do they move with a jerky motion? If so then they are phorid flies.

 

[ciafardo 4]

forid flies it is how do you think i got them? i put up victor glue ribbons

 

[ciafardo 4]

sorry phorid flies

 

[Champhibians]

Yea the breed in dead crickets. It sucks, use sticky traps over your tubs and they should be gone before you know it.

 

[Dean Pulcini]

I hate nasty ass crickets I wish I could just do roaches but not everybody likes them.

 

[kinyonga]

If you punch holes in a deli cup and put some rotting vegetables in it the phorid flies will go in there to breed. Just take the container outside every few days and release the flies and clean the container out if you want to keep the numbers down. Keeping the cricket cage drier also helps.

These phorid flies can kill spiderlings and maybe even adult tarantulas. They lay their eggs in or on them and the larva kill the spiderlings. They can also get into your eggs and clean them out.

 

[Marc10edora]

I used sticky traps outside the cage and changed the potting soil. They should be gone in about a week.

 

[Amanda S]

I am anal about my cricket container and I have the little flies too but they can't be from my crickets. I brought my passion flower inside for the season, could they come from that? It isn't in the chams cage but the little flies end up there. Can they do any damage aside from hurting eggs? I worry about them affecting the chameleon, I wondered if they could spread parasites..? They are itsy bitsy flies. I never see them land even.

 

[ciafardo 4]

I am anal about my cricket container and I have the little flies too but they can't be from my crickets. I brought my passion flower inside for the season, could they come from that? It isn't in the chams cage but the little flies end up there. Can they do any damage aside from hurting eggs? I worry about them affecting the chameleon, I wondered if they could spread parasites..? They are itsy bitsy flies. I never see them land even.

maybe these are a philly thing hahaha

 

[ciafardo 4]

well igot up this morning and the ribbons are covered with these nasty little bas***** this seems to be working well i also removed the crix and cleaned out the bin and put new rolls in it i should have them licked thanks everyone